The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25
MARRIAGE EXCHANGE.
ORGANIZED AssLsTANCB FOE PEOPLE
WISHING TO WED.

ORGANIZED AssxsTANCB FOE PEOPLE
WISHING TO WED.
A New Thin9 IN American socisi Eeeneuy.
Originated By New Harnpshire Yankee
s.d his Wifs-Matrtmony Msdo . Busf-
nsss-9ooas Dealt In By Persenai sanapie
or Written Deseription-A Remarkable
Insiaht late Certain Sorts OF Heeiety.
Many startling Innovations upon estab-
lished usage, especially in social matters, have
had their beginning in this city. but anything
quite 30 startling as.tho regular, public, and
organized assistance OF emigration into the
state OF matrimony It has remained for the past
year and the efforts Of New Hampshire Yam
kee and his wife to introduce to the metropolis.
In France there have long boon regular mat
rimonial bureaus, but their general reputation
has not been above reproach. and at best they
have been but markets for trading in heiressos
and other desirable goods in the marriage line.
Germany has q few marriage bureaus. and
there is one large one-probably tho largest In
the world-at London. This ono paid $4,000
rent last year, and is said to be very excel
lent institution in it's way.
1t would probably startle the average citizen
to DO told that men and women by the thou
sand have come to make the getting Of a hus-
band or wife matter Of business. going for
what they want to o regular market, where
the wares are displayed, either in person or By
written description, and picking out what they
think will suit them.
Yet, II the statements Of tho superintendent
OF q marriage market that Is now In ex-
istence in this city are TO be believed, not
only this but much moro Is true. Men and wo-
men arc all the time coming from oil parts OF the
country, from New England, Colorado, Kansas,
and tho South with the distinct object Of get
ting mate to take home with them. They en-
gage board in New York. put themselves on
the market, as It were. and remain here for
days or weeks, until they get what they want
and can return home married or. at any rate.
engaged. There are said to be at least twenty
i've persons, mostly women. staying in New
York at the present time with that object In
view, and they are coming and going all tho
time. This is aside from brisk local market,
In which theitrading Is constant and lively.
The superintendents wife, who is assistant
superintendent, Is q little woman In plain.
gray dress. with bright gray eyes and a dimplo
In either cheek. When she gets to talking on
the subject Of business her enthusiasm makes
her checks rosy. and between her dimples and
her bright eyes, and the magnetism OF her
smile, It is almost possible to forget that she
op 81 Woa mae
looks. an ideal Yankee school marm; and ,o-
Her husband Is d. Is. WeumRn, ana IoS
long brown hair brushed back from Bic fore
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an aggressive, straight.ahead air that goes 70
verify his that he Sna a ,sr the
By the fact that bis eyes gave out, and q New
would save them would be- for him to drop
books and devote himself to open ar work.
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an enthusiast on the subject Of painting and
50 the day after they were married they cane
isof cay Tor semetSins 70 emDloy bis lime. and
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shSafa oa I'm ''fs
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any way. and be did and here We are, and we're
sMs s %aas 50 s yGSt u S0H Il Ss ssS H.
wellman was when was out West, seeing
what lot Of men there wess th ,Sa wanted
10000 moro men than women in Dakota. and
there were 10000 more women than men IN
was there was not some way q bringing those
thinss up. 1iss. ia looked sround Nsw XoIe
Ing those men out West chance. to get wives
b see az Fl two & and fo
tRinS The sst si1 Tesls pas $500 Into Ps
painting as soon as she got interested In the
business, which was very quickly; tt's In q
sides and our gross receipts averaged Just 81 SO
s ND SSs: i sS
Here s was in the plainly furnished 'front.'
"a M
as q dabblsE In oil before St she went into the
enErav hix su aRd Other ornamepts but not
suggestion Of love or matrimonial bliss in the
whole room. excepting the bright giances
cess OF their business. It was a severely bust.
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boy, and with an air Of confidential mystery
ushered INTO private room up stairs, whore
and opens conversation with confidential air
now ssSs out sG plain and nobedy
The caller 4 he-supposins It is he-ysnts
q wife or to know how to get one. is told to
All up the blanks in a large printed sheet, BY
which he tolls his age. personal appearance,
nationality religion. occupation, income. e1-
pee,ed lnhsyTitanse, health, habiis WIN REGARD
lot Of other things that will make interesting
reading to any girl who thinks OF taking him
ton Of th the sort Of girl that hs thinks he would
a book with several Thousand others. Then.
when he has paid a fee, o similar book 10
shown to him, containing the descriptions
similarly obtained Of the several thousand
There Is also lot of photographs which may
assist him IN choice. He picks opt sam
E letter for each Of them in whatever fashion
spondence under such circumstances He may
use an assumed namei II he pleases but the
person to whom he writes must be told that II
y assumed. These letters are forwarded By
has fancied, and their answers go to him. From
the lot he is expected to select one or dozen
with whom he cares to keep up the oorre-
spondence with an idea to ultimate matrimony.
He drops them as they prove unsatisfactory,
and II finally he does not hit on one that suits